China’s air force staged
another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and Western
Pacific, the air force said Sunday, labeling such exercises as the best
preparation for war.
This is a
weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, the location of
several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region
A report says the French navy declined
to either confirm or deny that one of its surveillance frigates conducted a
freedom of navigation operation while transiting the South China Sea.
The
website Navy Recognition said Friday the Vendemiaire, home-ported in the French
territory of New Caledonia, is on a two-month cruise in the area that has
included a joint operation with the USS Murphy, an Arleigh Burke-class
destroyer.
It
said that included the establishment of a data link and secure communications
and the deployment of a joint visit, board, search and seizure team often used
in anti-piracy or anti-smuggling operations.
The
French ship also make a visit to Brunei, where it conducted a joint search and
rescue drill, helicopter operations and other maneuvers, the website said.
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